Top ten things you need to know

http://thehealthbenefits.info/10-things-you-must-remember-when-someone-in-your-life-has-lyme/

Great article that discusses the top ten thing you need to know. It really reflects my journey and many others I am sure.

1. Lyme disease is an invisible illness.

2. Lyme patients quickly become amazing actors

3. Symptoms can come on slowly at times, but other times quickly and suddenly.

4. Lyme treatment requires a special diet.

5. Lyme treatment causes something known as a “herxheimer reaction”.

6. Many Lyme patients are not well enough to go to school or work.

7. There is no “magic bullet” or quick fix for late stage Lyme disease.

8. Lyme disease treatment is extremely expensive, and likely not covered by insurance.

9. Lyme disease can be extremely isolating.

10. We are just regular people too, this can happen to anyone. Get informed and be compassionate.

So true...thanks for posting it!

Very true.. thank you flowergal

Everyone I talk to seems to think it's a couple weeks of abx and you're all set. If they only knew. And I get, "you don't look sick" pretty much everyday, which is infuriating sometimes. Beyond all the symptom, the isolation is the worst. And it just kind of happens. Thanks for posting this.

Great post, flowergal!

Thanks so much for sharing!